Where does “capacitance” come from?
capacitance (English) comes from English capacity, from Middle English capacite, from Old French capacite, from Latin capācitās, from Latin capāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
capacitance (English): The property of an electric circuit or its...
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- The property of an electric circuit or its...
Ancestry of “capacitance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | capacity | The ability to hold, receive or absorb; A measure... |
| 2 | Middle English | capacite | Ability, competence, capableness; the degree to... |
| 3 | Old French | capacite | — |
| 4 | Latin | capācitās | capability; capacity |
| 5 | Latin | capāx | That can contain or hold much; wide, large, spacious, capacious, roomy |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |